The Straits Times, 17 February 1883

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  • 15 1 The Straits Times XIV. [new series,] SINGAPORE, SATURDAY. 17th FEBRUARY. 1883. DAILY ISSUE No. l||
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 424 1 i JM)tp Comrantr*. 31*AR AND ORIENTAL ITGATION COMPAN7. Krrici— Collyer Quay. ■■X*— Hew Harr>, nr EjJ\ LINES. Red are the date* on wnie I: Mail Steamer* may be at Singapore during th Riiir-j 11-- J -T lßt J" 111 IRth ■■Hvcfc. SWh ltth FeK I* 'At- 2fith 12 b March
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    • 678 1 *tram #t)tp Companies. Any claim for damaged goods landed here Irom the steamers of the Messageries Maritimes Company, must be made to the Agent, before delivery is taken of the a&me Iron the Company's godowns at New Harbour, otherwise the Company will not hold themselves responsible for any loss or
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    • 900 1 strain *bip Companies. MACASSAR AKD THE MOLUCCOB, via Cheribon, Samarang, Sonrabaya, Bally Boeleling, Ampanaii, every ten days. Ac he en, via Penaag, Edie, Samalangan and Vr'Jx, every 28 day*. Palembano... Fortnightly or monthly (according to inducement.) and from Palembang on the 10th of every month for Djambit. Dkli, vif ngkalis,
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    • 606 1 Jkttam *hfp eompanttf* QUEENSLAND ROYAL MAIL LINE Thb steamers of the Company, under contract with the Queensland Government are expected to leave Batavia on the nndemoted dates. Outwards. For Thursday Island, Cooktown, Towns- rille B .wen, Mackay, Rookhampton wid Brisbane. 7th October 1882. 4th November 2nd December 30th do. 27th
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    • 511 1 intfuratur. THE LONDON A PROVINCIAL FIRE INBURANOE COMPANY, LIMITED Capital, Onb Million Sterling. Thb and ersigned. Agents of the Compacy, are prepared to effect insurance on current terms. SYME 4 00. Singapore. 2nd Oct. 1882. (to 2nd Oct. 1883) GUARDIAN FIRB AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LONDON Ebtablihhslj 1821 Subscribed Capital
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    • 598 1 fnsuranrrTHE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Capital $2,000,000 Paid-up 400,000 Reserve Fund 564,202 General Managbrd. Messrs Jardine Matheson 4 Co. Hongkong. Consulting Committee. A. A: "re, E»q. iHmn. M«lr-h.r», Co.) J. P. Banna SHmm. Hollldaj.Wiao Co. A. T. Mani«r, (MsMn.Domrlaa.T^rralkJlCo. H. NlcaiM, (Bornso Company Ltd.) J. J. do* Ramodloa, (J.
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    • 570 1 fnsuranrr* LANCASHIRE IN'SUBANOsi COMPANY. J Capital £3,000,000. OFFICES OF THK rOMPJdT! Manchester— Exchange Street. Livebpool— 4, Manchester Building*. Birmingham— Cherry Street. London— l 4, K-ng William M Glasgow— l3S<w e st George St Bristol— Cortno' reet. LEKpn>_l2, Efaw^arade. New Mh'tle-, sMlosley Strsst Dußtioni-9, L^^ Street thn»nMA "(ANCHBtrBB. Jolity tr )D,^
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  • 23 2 Domestic Occurrence. DEATH. At the Gential Hospital, Singapore, on the 16th Feb., J. Batihtc Casalas, aged 4t> years. Mauri tiuu paper please Copy.
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  • 164 2 STRAITS TIMES SATURDAY, 17th FEB., 1883. LATEST MARKET QUOTATIONS, Sisoapobc, 17th Fibkiabt, 1883. i Gambier 7.10. Black Pepper 14.12*. White Pepper, fair quality. 23.50. j Sago Floor. Sar 3. Pearl Sago &40. Coffee, B.ntbyoe picked... 13. I Tapiuca.HQi.ill Flake 3.35. Tin 2960. 40s. Mule twist 98. t-i lbs. Shirting* 1.60.
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  • 67 2 MAILS CLOSE. TC-DAT. For per al Bnt&via, Samarang, B'baya i. Macassar, 0.(1. v Lamberje, 6 p.m. IVnane. JTIf.S. Cfcamjno»6 p.m. To-MOBBOW. Billitoa A Pontianak, Pontianak. 9 a.m. Muutck Palembang. Ruby, Monday. Deli, Ganymtdc. 1 p.m. Malacca, Kengtalis Sink and Pakan, Pal-on. 1 p.m. Bangkok, ilartaban. 8 p.m. Malacca. Klang, Perak
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  • 89 2 f For S'rni'f Time*.) Parliament. London, \Uh Feb. Parliament has been opened by Royal Commission. The speech from the Throne states (hat the relations w j_\ all Foreign Powprs are friendly ;.tfflß^anquility is restored in Egypt, and th/withdrawal of British troops ■prr>ce*linj» expeditiously; that the exis^no- of Secret
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  • 15 2 11 M.S. Champion will leave to-morrow morning for a cruise in the Straits of Malacca.
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  • 18 2 The Russian cruiser Africa is coaling at Tsnjong Pagar wharf to-day, and will leave for Cronstadt to-morrow morning
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  • 22 2 The total ret'im qf visitors to the Raffles Library and Museum during the week 1 ending Friday, 16th February. ISS3, was M2l
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  • 41 2 The M. M Co.'s mail steamer Amazon? left Saigon at 9 a. m. to-day, and will i arrive here next Monday morning. She will very probably be despatched with the mail for Europe the same afternoon between 4 and 5 o'clock.
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  • 36 2 The French steamer that passed through yesterday was the Cheribon, of the Com- pagnie National?, from Manila to Rangoon, and not the Stumboul, which leaves 1 Saigon to-morrow, and is due here on the 21st instant.
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  • 44 2 CuiAßiyi's Royal Italian Circus and Jlenagerie are now on board the steamer Canton, from Penang, en route to Manila, i for which port they will leave to-morrow or Monday They propose to return to I Singapore and Java after concluding their season at Manila.
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  • 54 2 With reference to the application which has been made to His Excelleucy 'be Got- ernor by the owners of the steamer Hong Ann to reverse the decision of tbe Magis- trate confiscating the vessel, we are in- formed that no decision has yet been given, I the matter being still
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  • 84 2 As til be seen from an advertisement in another column, a subscription has been I opened at the German Consulate for the j sufferers from the late disastrous floods in the Bhine districts The European papers received by the last mail give full details of the terrible catastrophe which ha>
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  • 66 2 W) publish to-day a continuation of Colonel Brine's interesting narrative. A slight mistake was made yesterday in the 1 name and designation of the gallant Colonel. These should have been Colonel Frederick Briup, R.E." Some errors also in the spelling of the names of places and otherwise, occur in the
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  • 63 2 The Penang Time states 11 A Memorial to the Secretary of State, drawn up by the Penang Attociation, praying for the retention of the title of Lieutenant Governor, is in course of circulation for signature. As the subject affects our ttatut and is iv connection with our liberties, we have
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  • 119 2 Government Gazette, 16th February. The following Order by His Excellency the Governor is published for general information. By virtue of the powers vested in me by Resident Councillor's Ordinance," No. XV. of 1879, I do hereby direct that all powers, duties, and righU by virtue of any written law vested
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  • 345 2 A C'otTBT of enquiry was held tt in Harbour Major's, Hongkong, on the 7th instant, into the circumstances attending the burning of I lirooke. The Court was composed of Captain H. O. Thomsett, K.N. President Lieutenant O. W. BallMton, K.N. Captain McAslan, Ping On Captain D. Scott, Lennox and Captain
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  • 249 2 The mcch— a>d, ix ***** cases, jusiLI abused, P. and 0. Company has, at last, found a champion iv one of the Calcutta newspapers. Recent reductions in the rates of the passage money have been made by the Company but there was no reason to be jubilant, a< they ought
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  • 343 2 That TBM Amebica.ns vi fond of claiming a superiority for their own productions of all kinds v a well known fact but it seems like carrying national pride a little too far, to find them asserting their title to the latest thing in False Prophets. A more prudent nation would
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  • 855 2 The followiuir telegraphic news is taken from the Englnhman of the tfth instant Allahabad, 80M An.— The dinner to Qeneral Hjuphenon at the club last night was numerously attend d and was graced by the presence of 61 veral ladies. The toast of the evening proposed by Sir
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 585 2 f men 1 9 \NTIIfWOULING t'\TVT COMPANY! LIMITED. (DENNY-J' PATENTS). mtporuted under the Companies' Acts jnXK to IH<¥). the liability of Sharehoidtrs being limited to the •mount of their shares. 250,000 shares of £1 1 HVtrs< isKif ST I hi i/» •> > Sharer at par. HHp*^*- on'dppli-ati' r. 10s.
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    • 897 2 #rto STtorrtisrmrnt*. SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, i Wednesday. 21st Febbcabt. Tiik iirdersigned hive received instruc- m P. A. Fulton. Esq., family leaving for Europe, to sell by Arenas, ;it hi« residence Glks<»akbt, River Valley Road, on Wedn. s-dav. 2Ut Feb commencing nt 12 o'cl ck. The Valuable Houseli 'M Furniture,
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    • 716 2 NOTICE. The undermentioned Crown Lands situat>d in the Island of Sine+pore will be sold by Public Auctior. at the Lund Office, at 12 o'clock (n^on) on the 19th Feb. 1883. Plan* may be eeen and information obtained by applying at the 1 and Office. A "3 rea -S J District
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    • 459 2 p.ito iatibrrttSfmrnts. TO LET. FURNISHED OR UNFURNISHED. Zaktha ('ottaue recently pat in thorough repair, with eutry from the Ist of March. Rent modertte. Apply to I'OWELL Si Co., Auctioneers. Singapore. I6tb Feb 1883. f to 29th inst.) NOTICR Fbom this date Tan Ku no Swke has no luthnrity to transact
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous

  • 640 3 Singal To Gulf SIAM. 1(0 fir ii Brine' i Xarr Tenasserim had yards! l-V', audat 2 6rat rapid and touch- I till a quart, r on the san It |JH P .ipids, touch- I pang in water fi.ur times, t> get out at three others to Kinoes to be hauled
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  • 980 3 The Municipality. -Mi9i'T£3 of Proceedings of the Mini. cip.il Commissioners on Friday, 2nd February, I*-:} Commistionert Pretent. Thomas Scutt, Esq. Pretidmt. Col. S. Dunlop, B. a. Hon'bW Capt. McCallum, b. c. Mahomed AlsagotT, Esq. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The Secretary was instructed to write
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  • 123 3 Holloicay't Pillt and Ointment.— Dyspep- I sia, Jaundice. These complaints are the results of a disordered liver, which secretes bile in quality or quantity unsuitable for digestion, which reapiret a fre.- flow of healthy bile, to insure which Holloway's Pills and Oiotmebt hive long been famoua, far eclipsing all other
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    • 125 3 ARRIVALS. 5 Vemil's Nami. and Captain From. Sailed. Con ii« 16 Electra lier. str. 1162Kaler Hamburg Jan. 2P. Kheiner 4 Co. 1 16 Ganymede Brit. itr. 236 F0x Deli leb. U Mansfield 4 Co. 16 Amerique Fch. Mr. 148 1 Jouva Colombo Feb. 9G. Wood 4 Co. J 17 Uartaban
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    • 105 3 Date, i Vusil's Kaju. JFlao Eio. Captain. Destination. Feb. 16 Xoord Braband 17 Amerique 17 Bengal* 17 Tek Id 17 Electra 17 Mart.bm 17 I Ferntower 17 Fannie M 17 Ulysses 17 Thames 17 Ruby 17 Teresss, Ace&me 17 Canton Dut. »tr. Sharp Fch. str. Jouve lul. itr. Galauti
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    • 845 3 . Vissil's Xaxi. Captais. Flao AND I 5 Rio. j Vi:!::vt:. Feom. I CONSIONEIS. D-n« Men-of-war Chtmpion 1 Africa Lily Foxhound 3 Vestnik I Steamers Helios I Baron Mackay I Leila Agnes li. -..t-k Ul BosT I Eajah Brooke 1 Pontianak J Thames Petrel Ruby Xoord Braband
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 195 3 Courts. FOR SALE. The Goodwill and Stock in trade of the Watchmaking and Jewellery Business of th" !at- John Noble, Hongkong, (a sound and remunerative comern). For terms and other particulars, apply to JOHN 8. COX, Hongkong. t ingapore, 10th Feb. 1883. (to 10th Mar.) NOTICE. Wi liam Costello, Engineer,
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    • 718 3 NOTICE. John I.itti.k Go have just received I the following new goods. MiLNta'b Fire Proof Safes, Single and double Iron Bedsteads. h Spring BJattreßses. Perambulators. Ivory and Kone Handled Table Knives. Dessert Gauie Carvers. Meat i Stag Horn Tab'e Steels. Cook's Knives. Hanging Lmupn, Single A Duplex Burners, Table Rnicket
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    • 900 3 BAND VeChCOCOANUT AND FRFIT PLANTATION. Will Vh» sold by Public Auction, at an early date, if not privately disposed of before day of sale, Tbe above valuable and compact Pro, perty, plan of which can be seen at our sale room. It is situated on the Sirangoon I Road, Piiyah
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    • 257 3 TO LET. Ok or abont Ist March' next. S Baroanht Villa. Tbe house is well situa- I ted and is within half a mile of town. Good I grounds, outhouses and stabling. Tbe houee is new, being now nearinir completion. A No, about the same date, Mount Eliz abeth Cottage,
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    • 266 3 Lrv^oß^v^r tely bnilt, and with g ood a<>oes« U> to v road. Thehonse commands a spISS view of the sea and anrronnding B It in well furniahod, has 4 MsV^| besides public rnotuH, and baa an S^^^J lent staked in bathing place. The M can be let for any period
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 892 4 I f*lrt rfett —p, I *AHJONG PAGAR DOCK f/OM PANT LTMTTETX n *orks ->f the Company are situated r, within one mile of the fji of Singapore, and comprise the folIwg establishments, vir Wharf. Affording berthagefor twenty •ssels at one time with sufficient water outride for vessels of the heaviest
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    • 806 4 flottrts. NOTICE. From and after' the Ist Janunry IBPB, the following chnnges will He made in the publication of tbe Straits Times. The subscription to the Daily issue will be considerably reduced. The Wfeki.t issue will be published in time for transmission with the homeward mails, and will be of
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    • 698 4 g^^^^^*^^^Wv^^^^^*^S^^*S*BßS^^T g *^^y KATZ BROTHERS. APOLLINARTS WATER, The Natural Soda Water. The qneen of table water*." British Medical Journal. APOLLTNARIS WATER. 0r Supplied continuous'? to the Table of H. R. H. THE PRINCE OF WALES during the last five years. t APOLLINARIS. THE NATURAL SODA WATER. Far superior to manufactured
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    • 643 4 MnßttS mm flwrcwnowr. RATTLES PLACE, SINGAPORE. WINE AND BPIEIT MBRCHANTB, Importers of Pbovisiohs, Groceries, Oilman Stokes. Cigars, Toba/wso, Hardware, Glassware, Lamps. Saddlery and Harness, Crockery, Electro Plated Ware, Jewellery, Stationery, Perfumery. Fancy Good*. Arm* and Ammunition. Ladies and Gentlemen's outfitters, Watch and Clock makers. Japanese and Chinese curiosities, Ac. Ac
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    • 827 4 itUfSttUMtttOW. THE ONLY TRADT! MARK— PHOSPHODYNE. Sanctioned bt Her Majesty's GoyiewMENT. Protected nnder the Trade Marks Act (38 and 39 Viet., eh. 91). HEALTH, STRENGTH, AND ENERGY. DR. LALOR'S PHOSPHODYNB. Twenty Years Public Test, and Thousands ol unimpeachable Testimonials from all parts of the World, e«tablish J Dr. LALOR'S PHOSPHODYNE
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    • 1092 4 |^j^^_^^ mm *^*^^^^^*^^JjYjyJOsTß^^WJS BpS^^^^^^^^^y^Er- THE LAND REGULATIONS OF BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. Special Regulations for the ffi™9°' uncultivated Lands in Lots of 100 Acres, and upwards, in extent. Approved by the Court of Director, of the British North Borneo Company on the sth day of July, 1882. 1. Applications for uncultivated
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    • 532 4 London Crncß. Ol "f* 1 The undersigned, A rent* Company, are prepanA npon cargo by summars a»d jailing vessels, at current rates, The usual bonus 1 15 o/< <h mm on risks to Europe, and 3Si oM^f^^^HJ risks. HAMILTON, «R kM Singapore, 22nd Augt. 1981. F-HOENIX FIRF f>Vfl H Established
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